Paradigm Shift: The New B-21 Raider Will Soon Take over the U.S. Air Force

Paradigm Shift: The New B-21 Raider Will Soon Take over the U.S. Air Force

​The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman this week released the first official image of the B-21 Raider conducting aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker – a major milestone that indicates the program is moving beyond early flight testing. Aerial refueling is an important test point, proving that the bomber can operate globally and sustain long-duration missions. Northrop itself described the milestone as extending the aircraft’s global rea…

World's First Six-Gen Bomber Completes Aerial Refueling Test Flight

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A Chinese Spy Might Have Forced a Change in New B-21 Raider Bomber the U.S. Air Force Is Testing

The US  Air Force (USAF) has just released a set of new photographs showing the 6th-generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber engaged in air-to-air refueling test flights with a KC-135 Stratotanker. This is a major step in the program’s validation, as it verifies the new long-range strike bomber’s ability to perform the same mission profiles currently carried out by the B-2 Spirit – plus numerous other projected mission concepts. While the actual nu…

World’s First Six-Gen Bomber Completes Aerial Refueling Test Flight

World’s First Six-Gen Bomber Completes Aerial Refueling Test Flight Northrop Grumman released new images of its B-21 Raider stealth bomber performing “more advanced stages of flight test” and “aerial refueling.” Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider continues to demonstrate outstanding performance as the program moves into more advanced phases flight test, including aerial refueling. (Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force) The B-21 is the world’s first sixth-g…

B-21 Raider, aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker

The ability to refuel in-flight is fundamental to the B-21’s role in projecting power globally, assuring allies and partners, and providing combatant commanders with flexible options to deliver decisive effects anywhere in the world. Follow Aeronews on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok The program’s progress exemplifies the principles of the Department of the Air Force’s transformed acquisition approach, which is focused on delivering integ…